HIGH SEAS ANALYSIS Boats, trackers, threats – ‘cocaine kidnap killings’ and harbour bust fuel suspicions of gangsterism at sea 8 min 1 By Caryn Dolley
VACCINE SHENANIGANS Covid bullying — civil society slams Big Pharma’s non-disclosure vaccine deals 5 min 0 By Tamsin Meterlerkamp
GLOBAL DRUG TRADE Panama drug bust provides more clues tying South Africa to Mexican and Colombian cartels 5 min 0 By Caryn Dolley
WORLD IN FOCUS: 18 MARCH 2025 Israeli airstrikes kill over 400 people in Gaza; US judge rules against Musk, DOGE on USAID shutdown 10 min 0 By Reuters
ROVING REPORTERS COP16 report card — global leaders make some biodiversity strides, but major challenges remain 7 min 1 By Roving Reporters
ORGANISED CRIME Connecting the global drug trafficking dots - Durban and Dubai linked to cocaine smuggling ‘supercartel’ 8 min 7 By Caryn Dolley
BUSINESS REFLECTION Loaded For Bear: are the feral hippos of a Colombian drug lord alien invaders or ecological trend-setters? 3 min 0 By Ed Stoddard
VIDEO WATCH: South Africa's deep connection to the global drug trafficking underworld 1 min 1 By Caryn Dolley
TRANSNATIONAL CRIME Breaking (very) Bad - More links between South Africa and global drug trafficking cartels exposed 8 min 8 By Caryn Dolley
MIDDLE EAST CRISIS UPDATE: 10 JUNE 2024 Benny Gantz quits Israeli government; At least 210 Palestinians killed in hostage rescue operation 6 min 15 By Bloomberg
SHAKE THE BLACK DUST Tales from Saldanha — Ports, trains and local economies in South Africa and Colombia (Part 3) 6 min 1 By Marcela Guerrero Casas and Dustin Kramer
GLOBAL ORGANISED CRIME Duo jailed in UK for ‘cocaine oranges’ smuggled from SA after farmer unwittingly uncovers global trafficking web 4 min 24 By Caryn Dolley
FOOD SOVEREIGNTY OP-ED South African peasant activists unveil land inequality struggles on global stage in Colombia 4 min 1 By Boaventura Monjane
KIDNAPPING TREND Liverpool’s Díaz the latest soccer player to endure abduction of a family member, rescue operation ongoing 5 min 0 By Yanga Sibembe
TIES THAT BIND OP-ED Colombian vice-president’s visit to South Africa spotlights the south-south agenda 2 min 0 By Marcela Guerrero Casas and Dustin Kramer
RUGBY Springbok Women’s Sevens qualify for World Series after Challenger victory in Stellenbosch 4 min 0 By Keanan Hemmonsbey
PRESERVING NATURE OP-ED Kogelberg reserve shows how protecting our biospheres is a sound investment 6 min 0 By Marcela Guerrero Casas
COMMUNITY EPICENTRE OP-ED The ‘market square’ in South Africa and Colombia — a universe of potential unity to explore 6 min 0 By Marcela Guerrero Casas and Dustin Kramer
BHEKISISA OP-ED Gun laws save 30 lives a month in two South American cities. Could the same work here? 6 min 4 By Jesse Copelyn
SOUTH AMERICAN JOURNALISTS SLAIN Police investigating highway killing of two Colombian journalists 1 min 0 By Reuters
